NYC Amtrak Shutdown Caused by Trespassers Near Tracks

The sight of two people with a skateboard near the tracks at New York’s Pennsylvania Station on Wednesday night was the cause of a two-hour rail shutdown, according to Amtrak.

An Amtrak engineer reported seeing the pair and applied the brakes to a New Jersey-bound train shortly after 4 p.m., said Jason Abrams, a spokesman for the national railroad. The trespassers weren’t found, he said.